News from January 2025

By Federal Newswire | Jan 10, 2025
The City of New York and the Queens Borough Public Library have reached a settlement to address violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) at the Hunters Point Library Branch.

By Federal Newswire | Jan 10, 2025
The U.S. Department of the Treasury, in collaboration with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), has released new guidance on the Clean Fuels Production Credit under section 45Z.

By Federal Newswire | Jan 10, 2025
Amid rising strategic competition between the United States and China, artificial intelligence (AI) is playing a crucial role in shaping global power dynamics.

By Federal Newswire | Jan 10, 2025
Arlo Christopher Jordan, a 26-year-old resident of McAlester, Oklahoma, has been sentenced to 27 months in prison for illegal possession of ammunition.

By Federal Newswire | Jan 10, 2025
Derick Gettridge, a 27-year-old resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, was sentenced on December 17, 2024.

By Federal Newswire | Jan 10, 2025
Kimberly Johnson has admitted her involvement in a large-scale mortgage fraud scheme that lasted over three years.

By Federal Newswire | Jan 10, 2025
Today, the United States condemned Nicolás Maduro's inauguration in Venezuela, calling it an illegitimate attempt to seize power.

By Federal Newswire | Jan 10, 2025
The U.S. and Mexican governments have announced the resolution of a petition under the Rapid Response Labor Mechanism concerning Vidrio Decorativo Occidental, a glass door manufacturer in Tamaulipas, Mexico.

By Federal Newswire | Jan 10, 2025
United States Attorney Damien M. Diggs has announced his resignation as the chief federal law enforcement officer for the Eastern District of Texas, effective January 21, 2025.

By Federal Newswire | Jan 10, 2025
Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III tasked Dr. William LaPlante, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, with convening National Armaments Directors (NADs) under the...

By Federal Newswire | Jan 10, 2025
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Calexico West Port of Entry intercepted 152.20 pounds of methamphetamine hidden in a pickup truck.

By Federal Newswire | Jan 9, 2025
Tom Homan, the former director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and recently appointed "Border Czar" by President-elect Donald Trump, has expressed concerns about the control Mexican cartels have over the southwest border.

By Federal Newswire | Jan 9, 2025
Darren Stallcup, activist and founder of the World Peace Movement, described fentanyl as a form of "chemical warfare" against U.S. citizens in a January 2 post on X. "Nobody is talking about the fentanyl genocide claiming the lives of thousands of...

By Federal Newswire | Jan 9, 2025
Caitlin Long, founder and CEO of Custodia Bank, expressed gratitude to Senator Cynthia Lummis for her remarks concerning Michael Barr's alleged failure in his role as Vice Chair for Supervision.

By Federal Newswire | Jan 9, 2025
U.S. Representatives John Moolenaar and Mark Green have expressed concerns about the increasing boldness of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in light of recent reports involving Chinese hackers.

By Federal Newswire | Jan 9, 2025
On Human Rights Day 2024, U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns called on the People's Republic of China (PRC) to "halt its ongoing abuses in Xinjiang" and urged the release of individuals "unjustly detained" by the PRC.

By Federal Newswire | Jan 9, 2025
Former Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chair Timothy Massad has commented on the nomination of Paul Atkins as the next chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

By Federal Newswire | Jan 9, 2025
A Charlottesville-based virtual bodybuilding coach has been sentenced to over 20 years in federal prison for sexually exploiting minors.

By Federal Newswire | Jan 9, 2025
President Joe Biden engaged in a phone call with Lebanon's newly elected President Joseph Aoun.

By Federal Newswire | Jan 9, 2025
United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced the sentencing of Philip C. Pulley, a 62-year-old resident of Huntington Valley, Pennsylvania, for election fraud offenses.